Stefan Momirov ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Момиров; born 18 December 1999) is a Serbian professional

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player for Spartak Subotica of the

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(KLS) and the

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Early career

Momirov started to play basketball for the youth system of

Crvena zvezda Fudbalski klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Фудбалски клуб Црвена звезда, lit=Red Star Football Club), commonly referred to as Crvena zvezda () and colloquially referred to as Red Star Belgrade in anglophone media, is a ...

. He played the

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s for the Crvena zvezda U18 (2015–2017).

Professional career

Prior to the 2017–18 season, he was loaned to FMP from Belgrade. He appeared in two ABA League First Division games with FMP. In December 2017, Momirov signed a multi-year contract with FMP and went on a loan to his hometown-based team

Vršac Vršac ( sr-Cyrl, Вршац, ) is a city in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2022, the city urban area had a population of 31,946, while the city administrative area had 45,462 inhabitants. It is located in the geographical ...

for the rest of the 2017–18 season In March 2020, he parted ways with FMP. In May 2020, after the COVID-19 pandemic ban, he joined a training camp of Partizan. On 28 August 2020, Momirov signed a two-year contract for Mega Bemax. In July 2021, he signed with the Greek club Kolossos Rodou. In 26 games, he averaged 6.6 points, 3.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1 steal, playing around 27 minutes per contest.

National team career

Momirov was a member of the Serbian U-18 national basketball team that won the gold medal at the

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. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 7.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game. He also participated at the

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. Momirov was a member of the Serbian under-20 team that finished 15th at the

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, Israel. Over seven tournament games, he averaged 8.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, and 3.6 assists per game.

Personal life

Momirov is a son of basketball players

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and Jovan Momirov. His mother is a former Serbian professional basketball player who played for Radnički Kragujevac, Hemofarm Vršac, MiZo-Pécsi VSK and represented FR Yugoslavia national team internationally. She was a national team member at the

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. His father played for

and Profikolor during his career.

References

External links

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at realgm.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Momirov, Stefan 1999 births Living people 21st-century Serbian sportsmen ABA League players Basketball League of Serbia players CB Breogán players Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games Guards (basketball) KK Crvena zvezda (youth) players KK FMP players KK Mega Basket players KK Vršac players Kolossos Rodou B.C. players Liga ACB players Mediterranean Games medalists in basketball Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Serbia Serbian expatriate basketball people in Greece Serbian expatriate basketball people in Spain Serbian men's basketball players Sportspeople from Vršac Basketball players from South Banat District